1/ Includes the equivalent for quantities of distillate consumed by gas-electric motorcar trains. These
quantities are included with diesel fuel in computing item 6-03.
2 Includes all quantities purchased and produced, whether for locomotive, station, shop, or other use.
Based on total cost of all fuel and power purchased and produced during the period of report.
SExcludes small qunAnties of gasoline which are individually billed.

4/ Based on total cost of fuel and Dower consumed regardless of when purchased.
Includes kilowatt-hours consumed per yard-switching hour by electric rail motor cars.
Includes gasoline consumed oer yard-awitching hour by gasoline rail motor care.
Effective January 1, 1951, carriers are not required to report electric current, purchased and
Average not computed. Oil burning steam locomotives used primarily as helpers.
* Excludes Colorado & Wyoming Ry. Co. which failed to file report because of steel strike.

produced.

FUEL AND POWER STATISTICS OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Compiled from 159 reports representing 168 steam railways *
(CLASS I SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES INCLUDED)
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 1952 AND 1951

I/ Includes the equivalent for quantities of distillate consumed by gas-electric motorcar trains. These
quantities are included with diesel fuel in computing item 6-03.
2 Includes all quantities purchased and produced, whether for locomotive, station, shop, or other use.
Based on total cost of all fuel and power purchased and produced during the period of report.
Excludes small quantities of gasoline which are individually billed.

$4.64
$7.46
$2.77
9.750
18.81%

$5.55
$3.14
10.390
1.051%
17.33%

886
41.85
6.88
109
10.49

128

1.65
25.33
20.8
3.21
0.30
3.69

S5.35
47.54
$3.39.
10.39

15.23%

$5.66
10.72
0.426d4

855

7.18

78

1.48
39.25
19.4

0.30

$5.31
(9.10
(3.27
10.531

14.950

$5.60

10.70%
0.372%

916

8.27

80

1.58
40.82

18.3
0.26

$4.38
$4.99
$2.70
9.670

22.814

$4.84
42.25
9.94W
1. 468%

982
82.50
7.70

122
10.03
1.74

19.9
1.95
0.30

$4.47
$5.61
$2.58.
9.640

22.40%

(5.10
e2.09
9.83%
1.4580!

936
79.37
7.50

133
9.63
1.74

19.4
1.33
0.29

$4.04
$8.32
$1.69
9.04o

16.05%

$4.90
$1.86
9.340
0.8390
16.920
1,012
69.71
7.05
168
6.48

143
9.08
1.66
34.80

30.9
1.06
0.32
4.00

$3.92
$7.94
$1.77
9.21%

15.260

$4.71
$1.85

0.847
15.870
1,004
69.66
6.85
142
8.00

144
8.92
1.67
35.33
28.2
1.13
0.33
3.91

1-01
1-02
1-05
1-0
1-05
1-06
1-07

2-01
2-02
2-0o
2-05

2-06
2-07
2-08
2-09
2-10

2-11
2-12
2-14
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17

3-01
3-02
4-01
3-04
3-0
3-0o
4-01
4-02
4-o0
4-04
4-05
4-06

Based on total cost of fuel and power consumed regardless of when purchased.
Includes kilowatt-hours consumed per yard-switching hour by electric rail motor cars.
Includes gasoline consumed per yard-switching hour by gasoline rail motor care.
Effective January 1, 1951, carriers are not required to report electric current, purchased and produced.
Average not computed. Oil burning steam locomotives used primarily as helpers.
* Excludes Colorado & Wyoming Ry. Co. which failed to file report because of steel strike.
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